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DPS Returns with New Express-Stop Plan

Ahead of an April 9 work session, Durham Public Schools is again pitching express-stop transportation for magnet students - and reopening a familiar debate over reliability, access, and how much of the burden falls on families.

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[Updated 1/3/25] Durham School Board Shifts Transportation Meeting

Family responsibility zones are expected to take effect on Jan. 21, after students return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It remains to be seen when express stops might go into operation.

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DPS Reports 100% Route Coverage Under Rotational Plan

The rotational plan, which calls for families to provide their own school transportation at least once a week, has resulted in 100% coverage of DPS routes between Dec. 2-13, according to transportation officials.

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Durham Public Schools Extends Rotational Bus Plan into January

The rotating bus schedule gives parents along certain bus routes at least one day a week where they must provide transportation for their children so the district can make more efficient use of its understaffed bus driver corps.